Chapter 2237 The right servant of the Ministry of Industry
Among these master craftsmen, there are many who are capable of making heavy armor and imitating muskets, so Wu Ping asked the best among them to be selected as the right minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Obviously, Zu Qun was the leader of the Northern Zhou smelting industry.
When Li Xingchen saw the proposed list of officials submitted by the Ministry of Industry, he thought that these ancestors were the descendants of Fan Yang's ancestors who stayed in the south of the Yangtze River. He also lamented that even the ancestors had been classified as rebellious at the beginning, but there were still people who survived.
And after achieving such an achievement, I realized now that it was the ancestors who stayed in the north.
This also cheered up Li Xinchen, because the Northwest War has always affected Li Xinchen's attention. Recently, there have been many recruitments, appointments, etc. of talents. In fact, Li Xinchen has not paid close attention to it. Places such as the Ministry of Industry can reach high positions.
In the first place, one has to rely on real talent and practical knowledge, otherwise there is no way to convince the public, so Li Xingchen often only looks at a name and has an impression in his mind. Even Zu Qun is already sitting in the position of right minister of the Ministry of Industry.
No one's resume has been read.
It seems that I need to make up for my mistakes when I go back. Although the Battle of the Northwest involves too many things, the foundation is not stable, and it is useless no matter how many things are involved. What is the difference between a king who does not know his ministers and a general who does not know his soldiers?
Before Li Xingchen could speak, another unshaven man strode over.
After all, Zu Qun was still wearing official uniform - although the official uniform had not even had time to put down the rolled-up sleeves, but this was not something surprising in the Ministry of Industry. Who in the imperial court didn't know that this group of scientific research lunatics were very interested in fighting for power and profit?
He is not interested at all, he only knows how to tinker with all kinds of new things that he has never heard of before - and this person is simply wearing a cloth robe, which is full of soot and oil stains. Those who don't know think that this guy just came from
Come up from below the mine.
"I, Chang'an Workshop, offer wine to Liu Zhuo to see Your Majesty."
Of course Li Xinchen knew Liu Zhuo. He personally selected Liu Xuan to offer wine to Chang'an Academy. Now Liu Xuan has become the mountain chief of the academy, and Liu Zhuo has offered wine to Chang'an Workshop. The boss of the academy is the mountain chief.
And the boss of the workshop himself is a sacrificial wine.
Er Liu, who was originally well-known in the government and the public but had never been reused, suddenly became the director of culture, education and industry in Guanzhong, making the world marvel at His Majesty's courage in employing people.
The rapid development of Chang'an Academy and Chang'an Workshop is even more memorable, and one can't help but sigh with emotion at His Majesty's ability to recognize people.
Under the leadership of Liu Xuan, Chang'an Academy has become an existence comparable to the old academies such as Jinling Academy. Scholars from Guanzhong, northwest and other places who want to study finally don't have to go all the way to Chengdu and other places.
As for the Chang'an Workshop, let alone that, because it is adjacent to the Weishui River and has a large area of open space, its scale has exceeded all other workshops in the Han Dynasty.
Of course, the rise of Chang'an Workshop is not entirely due to Liu Zhuo's one-man operation. He cannot reach this point by himself. It is mainly because the old Han workshops, such as Bashu Nanjun Workshop, are limited by terrain and transportation.
, raw materials, etc., it has been difficult to continue to develop, or we have begun to try to transfer industries to plains and other places with convenient transportation.
As the Han Dynasty developed and the world was at peace, there was no need for these workshops to remain in the ravines.
As for Chang'an Workshop, it has the inherent advantages of location and people. It is difficult to develop it. It is just a matter of speed.
This also shows that there is a reason why ancient capitals like Chang'an and Luoyang have been chosen by successive dynasties. It is too much to think about just choosing a place in the mountains and ravines to become the king.
"Ai Qing, this no longer looks like a sacrifice of wine, but more like something just fished out of the ink. Is it the sacrifice of ink?" Li Xingchen couldn't help but joke.
Liu Zhuo had not seen His Majesty for a long time, and he was still somewhat restrained. When Your Majesty said this, he immediately smiled and subconsciously stretched out his sleeves to wipe his face. He did not know that the ashes on his face were wiped away.
The clothes on the sleeves were smeared on the face, and it looked like it was smeared from left to right, making Yu Chizhen, Yan Bi and others suppress their laughter.
Zu Qun seemed to have gotten used to Liu Zhuo's behavior and couldn't help but sigh.
Liu Zhuo scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
"Go wash your face first and change your clothes." Li Xingchen did not dislike him and patted his shoulder, "Then take me to see your new things."
Liu Zhuo was granted amnesty and hurried away in response.
Zu Qun had already ordered his servants to serve tea.
"Zu Qing's family, has the current demand for various equipment in the northwest war hindered the production of other commodities?" Li Xingchen asked directly.
Speaking of which, Zu Qun's position as the right minister of the Ministry of Industry is also a little embarrassing.
The officials and craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry were often former ministers of Conglong. In other words, they were the disciples and grandsons of Ouyang Mo, a great craftsman who had retired to the second line. Wu Ping himself was a disciple of Ouyang Mo after he entered Shu.
There was no way around it. When Li Xingchen first started his business, the only available craftsman around him was Ouyang Mo. After years of development, it is reasonable to have such a situation.
The Ministry of Industry is a group of scientific research geeks, so even if they are from the same discipline, there is actually no problem. Fellow disciplines often argue over certain theories.
However, Wu Ping, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, also knows that His Majesty does not mind this, but it does not mean that everyone will acquiesce in their monopoly on the entire Ministry of Industry. Therefore, when Liu Zhuo took office as Chang'an Workshop to offer wine, Wu Ping
Just cooperate actively.
Now that the imperial court had taken over the north and gained a group of craftsmen, Wu Ping naturally started from here and promoted an ancestral group to serve as the right minister of the Ministry of Works, ending the original situation where all officials from the Ministry of Works were monopolized by their colleagues. Naturally, this was also for
Prevent Yushitai and others from looking for trouble on this matter.
After all, Zu Qun's thoughts and ideas could no longer keep up with the industrial development speed of the Han Dynasty, so Wu Ping sent him to Chang'an Workshop to sit in charge. The name was to sit in charge, but in fact it was to study.
Li Xingchen knew that Wu Ping was actually very kind in doing this. This really gave the ancestors a chance to learn knowledge. Otherwise, he would have put the ancestors in Luoyang and enshrined them as a mascot representing the "diversity" of the Ministry of Industry.
Wouldn't it be better?
Of course, from another perspective, most officials in the Ministry of Industry are actually people who are obsessed with industrial production and technology research and development. They actually don’t like the back and forth in the officialdom. If it weren’t for the military,
With backing from behind, the Ministry of Industry will be at a disadvantage in many aspects of fund allocation and resource grabbing.
Zu Qun was in charge of the industrial construction of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and had political experience. Wu Ping was unable to support himself alone. Of course, he also hoped that Zu Qun could help him. Otherwise, when the war subsided in the future, the military itself would not have such a large financial need.
I’m afraid that it’s hard to even guarantee its own funding, so what spare capacity does it have to help the Ministry of Industry?
So you have to have your own people who are capable.